"Joy" by Frank Ticheli

OUTSTANDING OVERTURE | Inspired by the birth of his first child, Ticheli's "Joy" is a boisterous, joy-filled overture for concert band. Ticheli shares how he came upon the primary melody for this work, "The intense feelings that most any father would feel on such a day were, in my case, accompanied by a simple little tune which grabbed hold of me in the hours preceding her birth, and refused to let go throughout the day and many days thereafter. Indeed, until I jotted it down in my sketchbook, it did not release its grip."
We hope this work brings you as much joy as it does us!
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[@justinmarks1711]

Thank you so much for this performance and recording! I am working on this with one of my middle school concert bands for their next concert. This will be invaluable for their growth!

[@TheUSAFBand]

Thanks so much for watching! We hope it provides a lot of fantastic insight!

[@janelord3061]

I just recently found this channel and I'm loving going through it. Thanks for all you do in your service to America.

[@maleniatheskulldutchie4035]

One of my favorites, gonna play this for competition in February along with two new pieces, cant wait

[@ingreecenow]

Loved it! Bravo!

[@LWMS-band]

Were playing this today for a band competition along 2 other pieces.
Then for the competition we gotta sight read 2 new pieces

[@kimberlycampbell1100]

Excellent

[@evanhartman8602]

Hi! Great performance, I played a piece called Blue Ridge Reel (by Brian Balmages) about a year ago, and it’s still stuck in my head, it would be cool to see the professionals play it!

[@TheUSAFBand]

Thanks!

[@A_Shires_Bass_Trombome]

I played that piece when I was at dixie band camp

[@ethanpf1470]

I enjoyed listening to this! Also a big thanks to all of you for your service

[@TheUSAFBand]

Thanks for listening.

[@KenjisHat]

Im playing this song for honors band!

[@jasoncarter8100]

Im gonna play this on tuba pretty soon at a concert in front of about 500 to 600 people wish me luck

[@jamestompsett5546]

My band played this for concert assessment, along with Warriors of the 16th Empire and The Big Circus March and got a division 1. Even at such a high rating, I feel that it's a pretty difficult piece on tuba as a tuba player myself, especially dynamically.

[@jasoncarter8100]

@@jamestompsett5546 idk it was pretty easy to me bc I've been playing for about four years but yeah the dynamics are a little wierd

[@uh._.]

I'm performing this song in my school's concert band!

[@halocano8699]

Me too

[@Bagelyummies]

same

[@coocoo325]

Same

[@uh._.]

@@coocoo325 lol

[@RyanDavis-om2ve]

Same

[@isolationgeneration3962]

I’m performing this for my LGPE concert

[@Kazuko-rq4qd]

Playing 'Joy' in front of 500 people on tuba? Sounds like a tuba-ulous time! Good luck!

[@tmor9336]

Pogchamp

[@ZachMcCaff]

Played this song at ksu band camp

[@A_Shires_Bass_Trombome]

I played that piece at dixie band camp. It was the first piece we played in the 4th band, I was playing it on bass trombone and in one of our rehearsals I hanged over on accident because I was off a beat. And at the moment I did it, I didn't know why the band teacher was looking at me in ouh. Because I ruined my friend Travis who is a french horn player, he was first chair for the band and he knew who did hanged over because I do it all the time. And he looked over at me and said my name in angry: ALEX!!! And I said to him why me? Then he says to me: Because you do it all the time! And when we were packing up leaving to our first elective, I was kinda grinding because I thought it was funny. And then Travis says this back to me while he was talking to me: It's not funny Alex.

[@RazTheNerd]

played this piece 2 days ago :>

[@ronniepayton7882]

I have the glockenspiel and xylophone part, its a doozy

[@danishdangler9223]

Joy revisited but a few grades lower, neat

[@cousinparty7266]

No, Joy was the original piece and Joy Revisited is a few grades higher.

[@composerguy100]

@@cousinparty7266 No, they were composed simultaneously. :-) Surprise!

[@DNAJERKS]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news… but the ritardando at 0:44 second has to be very apparent, drastic, dramatic and drawn out to taste…. I’ve played this peace numerous times in-front judges and have always been awarded first division with honorable mentions to me and the percussion section… this peace of musical literature I hold dear to my heart so that’s why I care so much

[@MacEathen]

The cool thing about music is that you don’t always have to play it as written. If the director doesn’t want to do something in a piece, they don’t have to. Just because you like to emphasize the ritardando doesn’t mean they have to

[@Annimations]

Really living up to that username buddy

[@bobmatt5175]

Imagine some random high schooler thinking they know better than the Air Force band because they played a piece a few times lmfao

[@DNAJERKS]

@@bobmatt5175 buddy said I’m a high schooler 🤣🤣🤣 buddy is talking like I didn’t serve in the military 🤣🤣🤣 “hold this L”

[@bobmatt5175]

@@DNAJERKS lmao that's even more embarrassing for you, they don't teach you humility in the military? Also pretty sure you performed this in high school not the military - I'm unaware of any military bands which get judged and then receive first place